COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, October 12, 2026
QUESTION NO. 8
QUESTION: Councillor P. Holohan
To ask the Chief Executive to provide, by Local Electoral Area (LEA) and in tabular format, a breakdown of the current electorate for local elections by nationality category (Irish, UK, EEA and non-EU citizens), together with the number of new registrations recorded in each category since the introduction of rolling register updates through Voter.ie.
REPLY:
The current electorate of 210,309 categorised for each Local Electoral Area by nationality - Irish, UK, EEA and non-EU citizens - is as follows:
|
LEA |
IRISH |
UK |
EEA |
NON-EU |
|
Clondalkin |
30397 |
251 |
1605 |
1543 |
|
Firhouse - Bohernabreena |
26704 |
236 |
254 |
331 |
|
Lucan |
23400 |
268 |
833 |
2167 |
|
Palmerstown - Fonthill |
24848 |
177 |
401 |
986 |
|
Rathfarnham - Templeogue |
40294 |
320 |
258 |
377 |
|
Tallaght Central |
28541 |
156 |
435 |
1010 |
|
Tallaght South |
21598 |
208 |
816 |
1895 |
|
Total |
195782 |
1616 |
4602 |
8309 |
The number of new registrations, categorised by nationality, since the introduction of rolling register is as follows:
|
YEAR |
IRISH |
UK |
EEA |
NON-EU |
|
2023 |
2816 |
37 |
7 |
582 |
|
2024 |
17114 |
183 |
38 |
3454 |
|
2025 |
4442 |
37 |
0 |
153 |
|
2026 |
1028 |
13 |
0 |
123 |
|
Total |
25400 |
270 |
45 |
4312 |
The information related to new registrations is not readily available by LEA; Corporate has contacted Voter.ie to request an update to the reporting facility. When the information is available, it will be circulated.